The American Legion Riders are a diverse group
of motorcycle enthusiasts sharing common goals. All are members
or spouses of The American Legion, American Legion Auxiliary,
and Sons of The American Legion—and all are united by patriotism.
They answer the call to ride in service to America’s military,
her veterans, and for the children and youth of our country.
The activities of The Legion Riders are limited
only by the imagination of the members of the local Riders organizations,
and many local chapters have independently raised thousands of
dollars for local children’s hospitals, veterans’ homes,
and scholarship programs. In 2006, Riders united nationally for
the First Annual American Legacy Run and raised more than $180,000
for The American Legacy Scholarship Fund for the children of
those who given their lives on active duty, defending our freedoms
in the War on Terror.
The activities are far too many to mention in this
space, but here are a few examples:
American Legion Riders chapters and districts, nationally,
have become some of the most generous donors for the American
Legacy Scholarship Fund, raising as much as $5,000 or more
in a single event.
Legion Riders participate in the annual POW/MIA Rally held
each Memorial weekend in Washington D.C. known as "Rolling
Thunder".
Legion Riders sponsor or participate in local and national
charity events in support of the sponsoring American Legion
Post.
Legion Riders ride to raise money for such organizations
as local VA Hospitals, Battered Women and Children's Center,
Varied Children and Youth programs, a School for Blind Children,
Veterans Relief, Needy families and many, many others.
Legion Riders founded a national movement called “Patriot
Guard” (www.patriotguard.org) that honors and protects
the sanctity of military funerals and memorial services.
Legion Riders have formed special motorcycle Honor Guards
and ceremonial teams highlighting the special bonds formed
in military service and the motorcycling community.
Legion Riders have also begun to teach motorcycle and driver
safety in the community and in schools in cooperation with
ABATE and other national motorcycling organizations.
If you have a street legal motorcycle you may want to join
this adventurous group of motorcycle riders.
The POW/MIA issue is of paramount concern
to The American Legion. The Legion’s Mandate on this
issue commits us to keep the spotlight on securing the full
accounting for all POW/MIAs from the Gulf War, the war in
Southeast Asia, the Cold War, the Korean War and World War
II. Full accounting means the return of live POWs, the repatriation
of their remains, or convincing evidence why neither of these
is possible.
With regard to Vietnam in particular, The
American Legion has always believed that the Vietnamese have
the knowledge and the capability to account for the fate
of many more of our POW/MIAs from the War in Southeast Asia.
Moreover, only Vietnam, by taking unilateral actions to repatriate
remains and to provide relevant information from wartime
records, documents and the oral history program, can help
account for many still missing Americans.
The American Legion continues to oppose the
normalization of diplomatic relations with Vietnam. We remain
unconvinced that Vietnam is cooperating in full faith on
POW/MIA issues. We are also concerned about the poor state
of human rights in Vietnam, especially for ethnic groups
such as the Montagnards that were American allies during
the war.
The American Legion supports the continued
declassification of all POW/MIA information, the strengthening
of joint commissions with Russia, North Korea and China,
and adequate resourcing of investigative efforts and field
operations to resolve POW/MIA issues. The American Legion
has also worked continuously with both Congress and the Defense
Department to improve the policies and programs for the accountability
of missing persons. For years The American Legion supported
a National POW/MIA Recognition Day, which is now recognized
annually on the third Friday in September.
The American Legion will continue to speak out
and exert maximum pressure on both the Administration and on
the Congress to fully account for America’s POW/MIAs.
"Still Serving and Riding"
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